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Project Reports

Analyse project performance with reports

Hayden Zammit Meaney avatar
Written by Hayden Zammit Meaney
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Project Reports

Reports help you understand how your projects are performing. Track time, monitor budgets, measure progress, and share insights with stakeholders — all from your project data.

Accessing project reports

From a single project

  • Go to Projects and open your project

  • Click the Reports tab

  • Select the report type you want to view

From the Project Hub

  • Click Reports in the navigation

  • View reports across all projects

Report types

Time reports

See how time is being spent:

What's included:

  • Total hours logged

  • Billable vs non-billable breakdown

  • Time by team member

  • Time by task

  • Daily/weekly/monthly trends

Use this to:

  • Track effort against estimates

  • Identify where time goes

  • Prepare client billing

  • Monitor team workload

Budget reports

Track financial performance:

What's included:

  • Budget vs actual spend

  • Time costs (hours × rate)

  • Expenses logged

  • Remaining budget

  • Projected final cost

Use this to:

  • Monitor budget utilisation

  • Identify overruns early

  • Report to stakeholders

  • Improve future estimates

Progress reports

Monitor project advancement:

What's included:

  • Task completion percentage

  • Milestones achieved

  • Overdue items

  • Upcoming deadlines

  • Status history

Use this to:

  • Track overall progress

  • Identify at-risk areas

  • Prepare status updates

  • Celebrate achievements

Team reports

Understand team contribution:

What's included:

  • Tasks assigned per person

  • Tasks completed per person

  • Time logged by team member

  • Workload distribution

Use this to:

  • Balance workloads

  • Recognise contributions

  • Identify capacity issues

  • Plan resourcing

Filtering reports

Narrow down your data:

Date range

  • This week

  • Last week

  • This month

  • Last month

  • Custom range

Team members

  • All team members

  • Specific individuals

  • Yourself only

Task status

  • All tasks

  • Active only

  • Completed only

  • Overdue

Project status

  • All projects

  • Active projects

  • Completed projects

Understanding report data

Time breakdowns

Billable time:

  • Hours that can be charged to clients

  • Multiplied by rate for dollar value

  • Feeds into invoicing

Non-billable time:

  • Internal work, admin, learning

  • Important for understanding true cost

  • Not charged to clients

Budget metrics

Budget utilisation:

  • Percentage of budget used

  • (Spent ÷ Budget) × 100

Burn rate:

  • How quickly budget is being consumed

  • Helps predict if you'll stay on budget

Projected total:

  • Estimated final cost based on current pace

  • Helps identify potential overruns early

Progress metrics

Completion percentage:

  • Tasks complete ÷ Total tasks

  • Shows overall progress

Velocity:

  • Tasks completed per time period

  • Indicates pace of work

Exporting reports

Share or analyse data externally:

Export options

  • Open the report

  • Click Export

  • Choose format:

- PDF — for sharing and printing - CSV — for spreadsheet analysis - Excel — formatted spreadsheet

  • Download the file

What's exported

  • All visible data

  • Applied filters

  • Charts and tables (PDF)

  • Raw data (CSV/Excel)

Sharing reports

Distribute insights to stakeholders:

Email reports

  • Generate the report

  • Click Share or Email

  • Enter recipient email addresses

  • Add a message if desired

  • Send

Scheduled reports

Set up automatic reporting:

  • Go to report settings

  • Click Schedule

  • Choose frequency (weekly, monthly)

  • Select recipients

  • Reports are sent automatically

Report links

Share a live view:

  • Click Get Link

  • Copy the report URL

  • Share with stakeholders

  • They see current data when they visit

Creating custom reports

Tailor reports to your needs:

Select metrics

Choose what to include:

  • Time data

  • Budget information

  • Task counts

  • Milestone status

  • Team activity

Set groupings

Organise data by:

  • Project

  • Team member

  • Date period

  • Task category

  • Status

Save report templates

  • Configure your report

  • Click Save as Template

  • Name your template

  • Access quickly in future

Using reports effectively

Regular reviews

Build reporting into your routine:

  • Weekly: time and progress check

  • Monthly: budget and team reports

  • Project end: full retrospective

Stakeholder communication

Use reports to:

  • Update clients on progress

  • Report to management

  • Support funding applications

  • Demonstrate value delivered

Continuous improvement

Learn from data:

  • Compare estimates to actuals

  • Identify patterns

  • Adjust future planning

  • Celebrate successes

Tips for project reporting

  • Review regularly — don't wait until project end

  • Share proactively — keep stakeholders informed

  • Look for patterns — data reveals trends

  • Act on insights — use reports to drive decisions

  • Keep it simple — focus on key metrics that matter


Reports turn project data into insights — review regularly to stay informed and improve over time.

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